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Author: Bowers, William J., Givelber, Daniel J., and Blitch, Carolyn L.
Subjects: LEGAL judgments, TARASOFF v. Regents of University of California (Supreme Court case), LEGAL status of psychotherapists, PSYCHOTHERAPIST-patient relations, LEGAL status of mental health personnel
Abstract: The Tarasoff decisions of the California Supreme Court in 1974 and 1976 held that psychotherapists could be held liable for failing to protect the victims of their potentially violent patients. Our survey of psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers in eight metropolitan areas showed that Californians were more likely to have heard of the case, to believe it required warning the likely victim, and actually to issue warnings in such cases than were psychotherapists from other jurisdictions. Therapists were more willing to take steps to protect victims in 1980 than in 1975, but willingness to warn increased more among Californians than among those in other states. We conclude that although Tarasoff has influenced therapists' attitudes and behavior more in California than elsewhere, the case has also affected psychotherapeutic practice nationally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 1986
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Author: Zirkel, Perry A.
Subjects: *EDUCATIONAL law & legislation, *SPECIAL education, *LEGAL status of high school students, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law), *LEGAL judgments, *EDUCATION policy
Abstract: The article details a lawsuit involving a student at Bret Harte Union High School in California who had been accommodated by Section 504 and by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) under the "other health impairment" classification. His parents claimed that the district denied an entitlement to "free appropriate public education" or FAPE. The case begins with an administrative impartial due process hearing and ends with a decision that suggests the court became impatient with both parties' actions. The case is an example of "needless adversariness" and "overlegalization" of special education.
Published: 2005
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Author: Zirkel, Perry A.
Subjects: *LEGAL judgments, *TEACHERS' unions, *CHARITABLE uses, trusts, & foundations, *LABOR union rules
Abstract: Reports on a lawsuit filed against the Associated Chino Teachers union in California by a person claiming religious objector status. Details of the law that allows for religious objectors to pay the fee to a charity of their choice; Findings of the federal district court which ruled against the petitioner; How this ruling is opposite to one across the country and the reasons for the difference in rulings; Practical problems of drawing a quantifiable line that is fair.
Published: 2005
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